| Hobby Master 1/72 Ground Power Series HG3910 German 3-ton V-2 Rocket T-Stoff Tanker |
True 1/72 scale.
Professionally painted.
Weathered finish.
Great attention to detail.
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).
Rubber wheels roll.
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
Highly collectable.
Professionally painted.
Weathered finish.
Great attention to detail.
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).
Rubber wheels roll.
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
Highly collectable.
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These 3-ton trucks had 127 variants and the T-Stoff Tanker was just one. It was
originally designed as an air-field fuel bowser and the German military designated them
as Kfz.385. As jet engines and rockets were developed the air-field bowser was
upgraded to carry the T-Stoff that was a hydrogen peroxide based solution and was part
of the fuel mixture for the Me-163 and Me-262 as well as the V-2 rockets. T-Stoff was
extremely corrosive and highly dangerous. The operators had to wear special rubber
gloves when fuelling the aircraft and rocket. If T-Stoff came in contact with most cloth or
other combustible material it would react resulting in spontaneous combustion. If it came
in contact with flesh it dissolved it. One pilot was reported as being dissolved by T-Stoff
flowing into the cockpit after the aircraft crashed on take-off and inverted.
For the aircraft fuel it was necessary to combine T-Stoff and C-Stoff that was a
methanol-hydrazine mixture. For the V-2 it was mixed with B-Stoff an alcohol based
solution. Another problem was when the T-Stoff mixed with either C-Stoff or B-Stoff the
mixture became highly explosive so T-Stoff tankers weren’t allowed within a half
kilometer of the planes or rockets when the other ingredients were being loaded.
Because of bombing and air attacks from the Allies the Germans were forced to move
their rocket launches to various locations. Since most of these locations were remote it
required a vehicle that could go off road and these trucks could do just that.
originally designed as an air-field fuel bowser and the German military designated them
as Kfz.385. As jet engines and rockets were developed the air-field bowser was
upgraded to carry the T-Stoff that was a hydrogen peroxide based solution and was part
of the fuel mixture for the Me-163 and Me-262 as well as the V-2 rockets. T-Stoff was
extremely corrosive and highly dangerous. The operators had to wear special rubber
gloves when fuelling the aircraft and rocket. If T-Stoff came in contact with most cloth or
other combustible material it would react resulting in spontaneous combustion. If it came
in contact with flesh it dissolved it. One pilot was reported as being dissolved by T-Stoff
flowing into the cockpit after the aircraft crashed on take-off and inverted.
For the aircraft fuel it was necessary to combine T-Stoff and C-Stoff that was a
methanol-hydrazine mixture. For the V-2 it was mixed with B-Stoff an alcohol based
solution. Another problem was when the T-Stoff mixed with either C-Stoff or B-Stoff the
mixture became highly explosive so T-Stoff tankers weren’t allowed within a half
kilometer of the planes or rockets when the other ingredients were being loaded.
Because of bombing and air attacks from the Allies the Germans were forced to move
their rocket launches to various locations. Since most of these locations were remote it
required a vehicle that could go off road and these trucks could do just that.
| Specifications for the base variant of the 2X4 rear-wheel drive 3-Ton Cargo Truck. Performance Engine - (6) cylinder, 3,626 L (221 cu in), 68 hp (51 kW) @ 2,800 rpm Type of Fuel - gasoline Gears - (5) forward, (1) reverse Brakes - Hydraulic all wheels Fuel Capacity - 82 L (21.7 US gal) Consumption On Road - 26 L/100 km (9.0 mpg) Off Road - 35 L/100 km (6.7 mpg) Speed on Road - 85 km/h (52.8 mph) Dimensions Length – 6.10 m (20.03 ft) Width – 2.26 m (7.43 ft) Height – 2.85 m (9.35 ft) Wheel base – 3.600 m (11.81 ft) Weights Weight - 5800 kg (12,790 lb) Usual Maximum Load – 4000 kg (8,818 lb) |
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